Slow Reading: Elizabeth Gilbert's The Signature of All Things

Wed Feb 11 2026 at 04:30 pm to 05:45 pm

The Portico Library | Manchester

Portico Library
Publisher/HostPortico Library
Slow Reading: Elizabeth Gilbert's The Signature of All Things
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A bookclub but with a difference - just a few passages to read & discuss in a relaxed environment over a cuppa.
About this Event

Join us for a slow-reading workshop on Elizabeth Gilbert’s The Signature of All Things, putting the wonderful Alma Whittaker at the heart of our conversation. We’ll dip in and out of the book, rereading key passages and sharing thoughts on Alma as a rich and complex character: a woman driven by her scientific curiosity, but also shaped by her experience of love, faith, and those questions science cannot fully answer, all within the world and time she lived in. A relaxed, friendly space to enjoy the novel, whether you’re new to it or coming back with fresh eyes

Includes a tea or coffee.

With Dr Susana Sanchez-Gonzalez, HE Innovation Fellow (Libraries and Network Engagement), Creative Manchester at the University of Manchester


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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Portico Library, 57 Mosley Street, Manchester, United Kingdom

Tickets

GBP 6.13

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